Telegram-herald., 1887-09-14
GRAND RAPIDS MlCH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER Il IL

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2.ien s4 ~ - s.pieekaa = - - aasts. -
zno@ 49, s1e trexeFt ale8f ee.aeeZs sos4l 49,.
teass 5: = sss.ssefs y Is ossa . sSsssa =
TIE sess fes ~. expsFfs a. osrzlie u $50
fhlz colslls4 ~ 49, 80 - : year & he ssas
1ssafles = tb1 pf1teesesi > st1z. - s1i<1 s2.fzi
tee sessTaz2eag CO.'S "a zee esle ee<t
oAis stx Per Csst. fretsotsd.
Lei ~ lSok ss "a p1asbsr of tne~s 80 Dc,
12aAa tisa EsrAs- According - lie fs.sas 81
lsse saefe aSrs a Tonnd sanesrs j, 9es.sN Peo-
80 eEgsKe1 - ecc4P3tioss Of gan - Toe tb-s-<.
st4les. sAaE =. eoe1aas ssersbsly vho NcTxea
ess e.eTks. IA lAes essEgtoay ~ho sess ais hslos
= work ouf Of tasi uzsnL LEI there xsfe 49,
90 eazages ~ alsn1lae<QrlaE. Hilst 9 sa4 -
eDsliesi l-lstues. t1f q e4ofse a. -, 80
enssge1 IA t-sse pursuits aEe oot eeilensiea -
tie ta11 Ihers are t1sslsazios 81 bi2e ssl1ls1s-
carprai sfs, nHlnees. sea- szgess-s, sLSe l1es'is
i2ceeuEe eU VioSes. cabinet Es4ksiss He~t pa =
eFs SD Sasl amy ~ t10se % when th< t-fta
sC-s = oale. H lpo4 &4Atng eAfcLIi ss1
maze 11l there are ltsS than Stiseg5 q t-a>s~
Engaged IA nam assuring. aiming al mecns ,,
81 l1dxfiilgs y hoeaa IL any way D, erlaelssei
Dy lno present high tarin % Of those engaged
Il ula1ulact1ltLs, aiming, etc. over ~ srf c-lN
u thelA % not asA tor 1Ay pfvteclioA, oe 70. -
csife any an1 d net need any. Au9 01t 81 ha~
number of u rs)as engaged Ia oU pations OF gain
there are 10 -, 30 Who are beatuy taxed an1
glzc~t at disadvantage m order thaE - 80
u
Aeep in ol.s.nsss- IN other words. - PERCENT oi
TIE pfoeie = h0 WORK iog a living must be taxed
g. s1pP1H tae other Ak pef scn~ tLat = 5est
what 3 lueanA but you misni say II shst = a.
it snounts -. II there are Ouiy per cent OF thc
NorkeFs WHO are engaged IA manufacturing Nno
as pEolsctesl, WY make - much ado over II
Merely Dec4ase taat Per cent. fepfrssnl .Ie
uan4fAcsafes OF The most necessary afil1ic -.
our existence. if0u IA al rs i0ria., ho" eoiia
Hfc without IG Cloihins Of al hindss W
nust have lt Nov, this per cent are oeAen1iso
44r.. ~l~.. h4E
allowed % Tax their fellow -citlLc1s IL order 70
meet lsrelgu compeiiIloli Do they neeo II. =
it necessary 10 allow them tax o 40 per ceat -
enable them % meet their fo1elsn cotApet.o.s.
They say they not c0uapeie a. ainst the paupef
labor OF Euu0pe. ls that claim borne Out by the
factsg dom believe II
haven't he time % enter into detailed ois-
cussion Of this particular phase OF the question:
bat 4 can 30 established beyond anV question
that sc could compcte against TIE world II our
manufactures Eas frec raw natsr1als. there -
no need - fear ths so-ealed cheap made goods
o. any nation. I1e American WorSirgman IN
some occupations receives a slight advance ol
the price pad IN some foreign countries. D1s !.
the American laOofer receives more wages II i
beCAuss he Is worth H. Ii most every industry
We produce more PR man employed than any
other country on TIE globe Take
The Iron Industry,
and viii accept thelr own authority for IL. and
tnai is James 81. SNalk. the secretary OF the Iron
and S.lel Association. According 10 htm u co u
IN 1880 for labor on q ton OF pig iron $50 NOW,
there is no nine or iron works In Europe IT r,in
which ton OF pig iron could De moved 70 the
seAbosrd, placed on board ship and carried 10
New ork aud from there sent 10 Plttsburg, even
IL there were no tariff a. all for $3.50 ton f0r The
freight alone. Isn't thai protection enough Tor
| them With their competitors three thousand
miles across the ocean, are they not protected
sufficiently Notwithstanding mat, the labor
costs them but $50 ton. What Is the tarin
s57s! Certainly If TIE tariff Is established sim
ply 70 Offset the diiaence baSsecn the wages
Jsd in the pig iron industry in thif country asa
in europe. II ought 10 BE- very ss't Bat Is IT so
NO. the tszlf amount 10 almost LIE ensife cost oi
| the labor. A cefrsin iron mine in the Upper
Peninsula of Michigan, paidl per cent OF dlyi-
| dends in twenty years, making al avelage
| dividend OF about 20 per cent year. Ana
! still they strenuously oppose any reduction ~
the tarih. and loudly cry for protection against
the pauper labor OF Europe Take
The Cotton Industry.
| For every 100 poun ds Of cotton that an opera
| tive produces in this country, an operative ~
| England produces - pounds, and IN Germany 2
| pounds. That conclusivey y shows that our man
ufactures can well afford to pay h'g6e;
wages In the cotton industry they could aioFd
| % pay so per cent. more that England aud 40
| per cent more than Germany. aud still be on 9
| level with them, so far as wages are concerned
Take our
Copper Mine Owners.
Upto 1851 the imports of crude copper were
practically free. In that year wa tarid OF I
cents pound was put On copper. At the CLOSE
| OF the war, the copper men, oy persislens lcDoy-
| ink got he tariH increased 10 4 cents - ma
| Think Of IL war tam Of cents, peaee Istif
! OF 4 cents This rttc i simose practically prohi
bitory. The Government derlFes scarcely any
reveaGe from tie iHp.ftaflen q crude copper
| But certain copper mine in the Upper Peninsula
has paid total dividend since its organization o
SIS 600. upon about si090.0O0 Invested. In 1871
they paid dividend Of over s4o0o, 90. and dur
| ing that year our Governments received as
revenue from the importation Of crude coppe
| the muniheeat sum OF cents The
Barbed Wire Fence Men.
They, Otoo could not compete sgains
the psuper labor OF Europe. and the,
| importation OF ste.l wife. What is the result
They have got tsriff of g. IeJ cent. on imported
| wire and the stock of thdee companies Is sellin,
| ct 20 cents on the dollar and they pay an annua
| dividend o. 20 per cent.
Our Prosperity Not Due to Taxes.
Bot we are constantly met with the expression
thai this country has had IA era Of plosperif.
| such As never was known Ia the history of th'
world. and that all his is due 70 our high tarifi
| IL Is not by reason Of a protective tariff that w
have been prosperous. but IN spite Of it. Gu
| country is the most favored by Natures God 0
any other upon the earsh Our soil is as fertile &
| posts Of coal and rich mineral ores sufficient 4
| supply two such worlds a. this for thousands c
years. We are an industrious, frugal and enter
| prlsing nation. To say that all this vast wealtl
| and natural advantages which God has given Us
which has caused our Prosperity, are owing {
| tie heavy taxes which protection has imposed,
|
possibleto utter.
Its Effect on the Farmer.
How does this tsrif aEect the farmer Tn
| farmers comprise sO0Ut One-half our population
Agriculture Is our chief industry. We produce
t,,od deal more than ne can consume Tn
farmer il obliged to depend upon the foreig
market for the disposal OF bis surplus Take
| year in apd year out, we consume IA this couB.r
! about % per cent. Whenever any country prC
dnces more than It consune es aud has q surp.u,
| the price OF that surplus nxes the price OF tn
| whele product. You let wheat 20 up IN Liver
pool OF London. and see how quick IL will al
vance here. lie. tue LiveFpo)i market declin
| and our mRrket res oods 70 IL instantly and ais
| declines. Is there auy Law to save ihs farme
from eompetiton' No You are for>ed 20 sen
| v0ur product three thousand Hies away an
! compete Nith the markets of the word You
wheas gDes on TO the Liverpool and LoDdou ma
act. in mieliton with the worst pauEer late
in M world. A istor 50 low and so hslf ciYiiizs
that the American farIaer can scarcely concsfv
how degraded Is :. The price Of nearly ever
tOing which the farmer canrot produce, bi
must buy. i fxed 0y protective legislation. rhil
. the price At which BE sells one of his NEST in
. por. ant products is fixed BY competition wit
r the agricultural iAhorcss q the East Izdi.
: aud kgypt whose dress consists OF
half yard OF foot;on cloth and who sabsist on ii
| cents day.
: within ths past nine years the exports frol
! the East Indies hare increased from S0,se0 buSl
els 70 over 43O00Go bushels and that corap
| titioD yo8 are sorced n uees IN the worlds M a.
: ksf. That Is What a he matter WITH The price
= | wheat to3ay.
= Tie EngIish farmer Is little rnore fortunai
I than y5u ere. the price u What he buys i fxs
IL TIE sane usrket aud b the sarle laws vhic
* the prices ot whst he sells Wnfe ~ for a
| American farmer. tie pTice o. shst he sells
: fxed y open competition WITH al countr :
D snd the price q uhat be buys 70 produce b
e 4 c-1rs j. ARBITRARILY fxotl snd urnatrrzly i
: creased b the lsws 81 hs congress Il - 0r
4 country for tae beaest ef = ieS manufacturers
= | toe East
2 The sivoeate ~ vrofscti1n Wil tsfl you that
= | hign tsr.1 gives yeu home Esrker huf Il
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